Poland plans designated parking zones and equipment checks for electric scooters
Deputy Minister Stanisław Bukowiec outlined draft traffic rules requiring rental e-scooters to use designated return zones and introducing technical checks on imported devices.
Poland is preparing new traffic regulations targeting electric scooters, bicycles, and bicycle qualification cards. During a press conference in Warsaw on 5 October 2026, Deputy Minister Stanisław Bukowiec presented draft rules that would require rental e-scooters to be returned only in designated parking zones to prevent sidewalk obstruction for pedestrians. Under the proposal, the Transport Technical Supervision (TDT) will oversee imported micro-mobility vehicles, while non-compliant devices could be seized and their sellers or distributors subjected to financial and legal penalties.
They often do not meet basic conditions and requirements necessary to ride such devices, scooters, on Polish roads. We want to bring about a situation where vehicles of this type that do not meet these requirements will be stopped and confiscated. Also, a seller or distributor of this equipment who fails to meet these requirements will face both legal and financial sanctions.
Law enforcement officers will use mobile testing dynamometers to verify maximum vehicle speeds, speed-limiter functions, and unauthorised technical modifications. Bukowiec stated that the government aims to bring the new e-scooter rules into force before the end of the year, while holding off on municipal scooter bans until the effects of the new framework are assessed. The ministry is also proposing changes for young cyclists: children under 10 years of age, who are currently classified as pedestrians and restricted to sidewalks, will be permitted to ride on designated bicycle paths when accompanied by an adult before obtaining a bicycle card.
